Classical Hack III: Warfare 200 A.D. to 1000 A.D. First Edition

Classical Hack III: Hack in the Dark First Edition; Warfare 200 A.D. to 1000 A.D. This is a copy of the First Edition as it was originally published in 1995. This is our first 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Included are the rules using the original percentile dice system, the rules, current notes by the author, Quick Reference (QRS) Sheet, and 4 scenarios. The scenarios deal with Gabhra, Adrianople, Ashdown and Maldon.

After over a decade the rules still work well and have with the original percentile system a very exact casualty calculation system. This can be converted to the new casualty calculation system of the current Hack books. That is using the D-10 system. Either way this is a fun, historically accurate and exciting game system.

These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher.

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For printed books, we have performed high-resolution scans of an original hardcopy of the book. We essentially digitally re-master the book. Unfortunately, the resulting quality of these books is not as high. It's the problem of making a copy of a copy. The text is fine for reading, but illustration work starts to run dark, pixellating and/or losing shades of grey. Moiré patterns may develop in photos. We mark clearly which print titles come from scanned image books so that you can make an informed purchase decision about the quality of what you will receive.

Original electronic format

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